Comments on: Cubs installing 70-foot digital scoreboard at Wrigley Fieldhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/01/14/cubs-installing-70-foot-digital-scoreboard-at-wrigley-field/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Sat, 10 Dec 2016 02:56:52 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Tim's Neighborhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/01/14/cubs-installing-70-foot-digital-scoreboard-at-wrigley-field/#comment-247837
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:01:00 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247837The last thing I want to do as a Cubs fan is to respond to things as if I’m a Red Sox fan.
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Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:57:06 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247836Over centerfield. I’m not as concerned about people watching from outside the stadium as in.
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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:07:04 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247796I believe the deal expires sometime around 2025. The Cubs get 17% of the rooftop owners’ gross revenue. They get $2 mil + per year.
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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:56:59 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247775paperlions, personally I hate the monster seats and I miss the horse trough urinals.
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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:07:33 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247751The lack of an adequate scoreboard is the only thing wrong with Wrigley. I love this.
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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:25:49 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247722Now were getting to the crux of the biscuit! When is the 20Yr contract expire?
I’m guessing the club brought in a hired pencil to work out the balance of
friendly neighbor relations and potetial palm greasing all around, as opposed to the
long term value of the installation.
This is how Connie Mack dealt with rooftops across from Shibe Park.
Build it and they will come….across the street.
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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:43:45 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247714The Cubs receive millions of dollars of revenue from the rooftop owners as part of a twenty-year agreement. #facts
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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:45:31 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247708And cue the indignant outcries from the annoying “purists” because the Cubs actually are acting like a private sector busness and will try to (gasp) maximize revenue.

I have on simple question for the “purists”, when was the last time any of them passed on an opportunity to maximize their own income at their job?

Always easy to be generous with someone else’s money I guess.

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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:16:58 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247704People have TVs too, if they don’t like the changes they can just watch the game on those….or better yet, listen on the radio so they don’t have to see any changes to the field.
]]>By: paperlionshttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/01/14/cubs-installing-70-foot-digital-scoreboard-at-wrigley-field/#comment-247703
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:15:43 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247703Cubs fans should probably wait to see what the finished product looks like, then wait a couple of more years to judge it. Red Sox fans hated the very idea of altering Fenway (unless it meant more/better bathrooms/concessions), but now things like the monster seats are a huge hit…..besides, bitching isn’t going to keep change from happening. There are 2 options, a new stadium (which is really what they need) or a lot of changes to the existing one.
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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:15:24 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247702People have phones with internet capability. If they want the stats of other games, they can use them.
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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:47:30 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247696Yeah, go to Wrigley and have “your experience” and get over it, it’s old, it’s a dump and and it needs lot’s of help it won’t get because of the Chicago Bureaucrats and anybody else that’s got their hands out looking to get some money off the team / owners and the dump itself ‘cos it’s a landmark don’t ya know. Geez, let ’em pump some new life into the place, the options seem to be few anyway…who knows, it just may turn out to be a “better experience”.
]]>By: mickyfin815http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/01/14/cubs-installing-70-foot-digital-scoreboard-at-wrigley-field/#comment-247695
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:34:10 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247695Nor have the people who own the rooftop seats been shy of making money off of the Cubs which they have absolutely no invested interest in.
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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:05:51 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247688I hate “purists”. The opposite of purists are generally progressive thinking people who make the world go-round. What exactly has the “Wrigley experience” done for the Cubs in the last…say even… Four decades anyways???
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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:42:40 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247685So the big question is: How many rooftop views will this block? The Cubs have never been shy about their hatred of rooftop seats that they don’t own.
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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:34:00 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247682Worlds Largest Gay Bar
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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:10:14 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247674Are you talking in place of the existing LED board in CF? That’s a fine place for something more modern.
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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:07:37 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247673Where would you have them put something like this? Over te bleachers is the only other option I can think of. But that could/would block the rooftops.
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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:50:43 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247671I’m just impressed that Theo Epstein finally got around the red tape, and a bit surprised nobody mentioned on here that Wrigley is landmarked, which is why the park had an outdated (i.e. doesn’t have enough room to show all the current teams that exist) scoreboard for so long. So this renovation is kind of similar to the Monster seats being added to Fenway. The rendering really doesn’t seem like that many bells and whistles compared to modern parks, but it will take some getting used to visually.

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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:53:17 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=106568#comment-247670How about the giant Toyota sign above the bleachers? That doesn’t do more to take away the ambiance? Frankly, I think people will enjoy a small upgrade at Clark and Addison without ruining the overall experience by a harsh remodel that takes away the old world charm.
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